Shloka 11
Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 233 — Pandavas Mobilize; Arjuna’s Conciliation and the Onset of Combat
स्कन्ददेव! आप ब्राह्मणहितैषी, ब्रह्मात्मज, ब्रह्मवेत्ता, ब्रह्मनिष्ठ, ब्रह्मज्ञानियोंमें श्रेष्ठ, ब्राह्मणप्रिय, ब्राह्मणोंके समान व्रतधारी, ब्रह्मज्ञ तथा ब्राह्मणोंके नेता हैं
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: skandadeva! āp brāhmaṇa-hitaiṣī, brahmātmaja, brahma-vettā, brahma-niṣṭha, brahma-jñāniṣu śreṣṭha, brāhmaṇa-priya, brāhmaṇavat vrata-dhārī, brahma-jña tathā brāhmaṇānāṃ netā asi.
马尔坎ḍ耶说道：“噫，斯坎达主！你是婆罗门之福祉所系——生自梵天，了知梵（Brahman），安住于梵，于具梵智者中最为卓越。你为婆罗门所爱，持守如婆罗门之誓戒；你自身即是知梵者，并作为婆罗门群体之领袖与护持者而立。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal divine leadership as grounded in brahma-jñāna (spiritual realization) and brāhmaṇa-hita (support of learning, ritual order, and ethical discipline). Authority is legitimized not merely by power but by steadfastness in truth (brahma-niṣṭhā) and protective guidance of the custodians of dharma.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses Skanda with a formal eulogy, listing honorific epithets that establish Skanda’s spiritual pedigree (son of Brahmā), his realization (knower of Brahman), and his social-ethical role (beloved leader and benefactor of Brahmins). This praise typically functions to invoke Skanda’s attention and favor before a request, teaching, or boon.